Privacy and Security
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Opera Rivals Google With Free VPN on All Platforms The new release will make it the first web browser to offer a free, integrated VPN on all major platforms, including iOS. -
Study: 30% of IT Professionals Have Covered Up Data Breaches Even worse, 42% of IT professional have been asked by their supervisors to cover up data breaches. -
Mullvad VPN’s New Browser Wants to Keep Your Data Private The new browser has private mode enabled by default, and will block third-party trackers and cookies. -
FTC Urged to Investigate OpenAI’s GPT for “Bias and Deception” Experts are calling for a pause of AI developments, citing the risk tools like GPT-4 have on public safety. -
The Next Industry AI Is Taking Over? Phishing Emails AI chatbots like ChatGPT can improve spelling while creating longer and better phishing emails. -
Twitter Presses GitHub to Reveal Who Leaked Its Source Code The data has now been removed from GitHub, but the social media giant wants to know how the culprit obtained it. -
Windows 11 Snipping Tool Exposes Cropped Parts of Images The vulnerability, also discovered on some Google Pixel phones, has been dubbed "the Acropalypse" by security researchers. -
FBI: Critical Infrastructure Hit 860 Times by Ransomware in 2022 Despite a decrease in attacks, "ransomware remains a serious threat to the public and to our economy", the FBI says. -
Google One VPN Scans Dark Web For Data Breaches The new feature will be available to all Google One subscribers from today, as the tech giant expands its VPN offering. -
Senators Are Launching a Bill to Let the US Ban TikTok Can TikTok be trusted? Without strong evidence, the proposed TikTok ban may face First Amendment challenges. -
Activision Suffers Data Breach, Call of Duty Plans Stolen A clever phishing attack managed to trick an employee into giving the threat actors access to the gaming company's systems. -
No Logs, No Problem: Surfshark Passes First No-Log Audit The affordable VPN has proven that its no-log policy is legitimate, making Surfshark even more attractive to users.